Gretchen Merrill

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Gretchen Miller

Personal information

Full name

Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill

Alternative names

Queenie

Country represented

United States

Born

November 2, 1925
Boston, Massachusetts

Died

April 22, 1965 (aged 39)
Windsor, Connecticut

Skating club

SC of Boston

Medal record

Competitor for the United States
Ladies' Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze	1947 Stockholm	Ladies' singles
European Championships
Silver	1947 Davos	Ladies' singles
North American Championships
Silver	1945 New York	Ladies' singles

Gretchen Merrill (born November 2, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts - died April 22, 1965 in Windsor, Connecticut^[1]) was an American figure skater. Gretchen was a six-time (1943–1948) U.S. national champion and thrice placed second in 1941, 1942 and 1949. She was the 1947 European silver medalist and World bronze medalist, winning those medals in the first World and Europeans Championships to be held since 1939. She was the second and last American woman to win a medal at the European Championships; following 1948, the competition was restricted to skaters representing European countries. Merrill placed 8th at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

She was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.^[2]

Results

Event	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Winter Olympics								8th
World Championships							3rd
European Championships							2nd
North American Championships					2nd
U.S. Championships	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd

References

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1914: Theresa Weld 1918: Rosemary Beresford 1920–1924: Theresa Weld 1925–1927: Beatrix Loughran 1928–1933: Maribel Vinson 1934: Suzanne Davis 1935–1937: Maribel Vinson 1938–1940: Joan Tozzer 1941–1942: Jane Vaughn 1943–1948: Gretchen Merrill 1949–1950: Yvonne C. Sherman 1951: Sonya Klopfer 1952–1956: Tenley Albright 1957–1960: Carol Heiss 1961: Laurence Owen 1962: Barbara Roles 1963: Lorraine Hanlon 1964–1968: Peggy Fleming 1969–1973: Janet Lynn 1974–1976: Dorothy Hamill 1977–1980: Linda Fratianne 1981: Elaine Zayak 1982–1984: Rosalynn Sumners 1985: Tiffany Chin 1986: Debi Thomas 1987: Jill Trenary 1988: Debi Thomas 1989–1990: Jill Trenary 1991: Tonya Harding 1992: Kristi Yamaguchi 1993: Nancy Kerrigan 1994: None* 1995: Nicole Bobek 1996: Michelle Kwan 1997: Tara Lipinski 1998–2005: Michelle Kwan 2006: Sasha Cohen 2007: Kimmie Meissner 2008: Mirai Nagasu 2009: Alissa Czisny 2010: Rachael Flatt 2011: Alissa Czisny 2012–2013: Ashley Wagner 2014: Gracie Gold

*Originally awarded to Tonya Harding, but later stripped.

Persondata
Name	Merrill, Gretchen
Alternative names
Short description	Figure skater
Date of birth	November 2, 1925
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts
Date of death	April 22, 1965
Place of death	Windsor, Connecticut

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